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foxxymynx
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How do I block all of hostgator IPs from accessing my forum?
If my typing is pants or I seem partcuarly blunt, please excuse me, it physically hurts to type. :wall: If I seem a bit random and don't make a lot of sense, it may have something to do with the voice recognition software that I'm using!
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What's you're forum app?If you think it will take more than 3 hours to fix a software problem it is probably quicker to reinstall windows. 30 mins to install windows, 2½ hours to reinstall all your nice software0
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or you can add:
order allow,deny
deny from (the ip address you want to deny access)
allow from all
eg: deny from 224.39.163.12
in the .htaccess fileIf you think it will take more than 3 hours to fix a software problem it is probably quicker to reinstall windows. 30 mins to install windows, 2½ hours to reinstall all your nice software0
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